Which one of the following statements about unstable configuration is not correct?

They do not have their valence shell fully filled

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They gain, lose or share electrons

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They tend to attain stable electronic configuration of the nearest inert gas

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Noble gases belong to unstable configuration

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Solution

The correct option is D Noble gases belong to unstable configuration
Noble gases have complete valence electrons, they have 2 or 8 electrons in their valence shell and they do not share, gain or lose electrons so they have stable configurations.

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